“Of course, we will consider retaliatory measures, as is customary in diplomatic practice,” TASS quoted him as saying.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria reported that they received a note from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry declaring the Russian diplomat persona non grata.
An employee of the Russian embassy must leave Bulgaria at the request of the authorities within 24 hours.
On October 28, it became known that Bulgaria decided to expel a Russian diplomat suspected of espionage.